Charles Kennedy

Mr Charles Peter Kennedy

Rush ID: 409

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Details

Born:
25 November 1959
Died:
1 June 2015
Birth place:
Inverness, UK
Gender:
Male
Ethnicity:
White
Ethnic minority:
No
Religion:
Unknown
Aristocratic connections:
false
Formative occupation:
Writer / Journalist
Election occupation:
Higher Education student
Parentage:
Unknown
Notes:
At date of first election (09/06/1983) was the youngest sitting MP.
Knighthood/Dame:
False
Highest Office:
Backbencher
Who's Who volume:
N/A
Education level:
Graduate

References

Rush ID:
409
MNIS ID:
634
Wikidata Entity ID:
Q332950
Parliament ID:
Not set
Beamish Person ID:
Not set
They work for you ID:
10334

Name changes

  1. KENNEDY, Charles (1959- )

Constituencies

  1. Ross, Skye and Lochaber

    Party: Liberal Democrats
    Year of election: 2005
    Date of election: 5 May 2005
    Nature of election: General Election
    Nature of service: Continuation
    Year of exit: 2015
    Date of exit: 30 March 2015
    Party: Liberal Democrats
    Nature of exit: Dissolution
    Sponsorship: None known
    Constituency connection: Area
    Notes: None

  2. Ross, Skye and Inverness West

    Party: Liberal Democrats
    Year of election: 1997
    Date of election: 1 May 1997
    Nature of election: General Election
    Nature of service: Continuation
    Year of exit: 2005
    Date of exit: 5 May 2005
    Party: Liberal Democrats
    Nature of exit: Dissolution
    Sponsorship: None known
    Constituency connection: Area
    Notes: None

  3. Ross and Cromarty and Skye

    Party: Liberal Democrats
    Year of election: 1988
    Date of election: 8 March 1988
    Nature of election: Change of party
    Nature of service: Continuation
    Year of exit: 1997
    Date of exit: 1 May 1997
    Party: Liberal Democrats
    Nature of exit: Dissolution
    Sponsorship: None known
    Constituency connection: Area
    Notes: Entered as a result of a by election.

  4. Ross and Cromarty and Skye

    Party: Social Democratic Party
    Year of election: 1983
    Date of election: 9 June 1983
    Nature of election: General Election
    Nature of service: First entry
    Year of exit: 1988
    Date of exit: 8 March 1988
    Party: Social Democratic Party
    Nature of exit: Change of party
    Sponsorship: None known
    Constituency connection: None Known
    Notes: Exit resulted in by election.

Higher education

  1. Glasgow, University of

    Degree MA (Hons) Philosophy and politics

    Graduated

  2. Indiana University

    Attended -1983

    Degree PhD Politics

    Did not graduate

    Fulbright scholarship. Thesis on Roy Jenkins (one of the founders of the SDP).

Schools

  1. Lochaber High School

Marriages

  1. (Name unknown), Sarah

    Notes: 1 son

Parties

  1. Liberal Democrats Member

    1988-

  2. Liberal Democrats Leader

    1999-

  3. Social Democratic Party Member

    -1988